Stephen Raher
@groupwbench.bsky.social
Lawyer, criminal justice activist, lover of cats, photographer of post offices, notary public.
This might be the cinematic equivalent of seeing a production of the entire Ring cycle, but I am ready for the challenge.
December 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This might be the cinematic equivalent of seeing a production of the entire Ring cycle, but I am ready for the challenge.
Even though discourse about the “worthy immigrant” (compare to the non non nons in CJ policy) makes me uneasy, this is an important data point
NEW data I've received: Just 5% of people detained by ICE since October 1 have had violent criminal convictions, 3/4 had no criminal convictions at all. Most "criminals" had immigration, traffic, and vice offenses. Not the "worst of the worst"...
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Even though discourse about the “worthy immigrant” (compare to the non non nons in CJ policy) makes me uneasy, this is an important data point
Corporate propaganda masquerading as journalism - if you subscribe to Broadband Breakfast, please cancel your subscription!
Ethical journalism demands independence — especially from the industries it covers.
By teaming up with Securus on a "correctional telecom" event — a company that profits from prison phone + video calls — Broadband Breakfast is platforming industry interests while silencing those most affected.
By teaming up with Securus on a "correctional telecom" event — a company that profits from prison phone + video calls — Broadband Breakfast is platforming industry interests while silencing those most affected.
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Corporate propaganda masquerading as journalism - if you subscribe to Broadband Breakfast, please cancel your subscription!
Oregon v Trump trial coverage, day 1. I've never heard of a PPS officer testifying to excessive use of force. Also, amazing that ICE actually hit a cop with munitions. A new flavor of lawlessness.
October 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Oregon v Trump trial coverage, day 1. I've never heard of a PPS officer testifying to excessive use of force. Also, amazing that ICE actually hit a cop with munitions. A new flavor of lawlessness.
If you thought state-sponsored lottos were bad (they are), just get a load of the Texas crypto scam being advertised ad nauseam at IAH.
October 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
If you thought state-sponsored lottos were bad (they are), just get a load of the Texas crypto scam being advertised ad nauseam at IAH.
How much bigotry and ignorance can be packed into one tweet? Here’s a contender.
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
How much bigotry and ignorance can be packed into one tweet? Here’s a contender.
Pictures worth a thousand proverbial words.
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
October 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Pictures worth a thousand proverbial words.
Two gay cultural phenomena that never cease to slay me: (1) the unspeakable beauty of Dykes on Bikes leading a pride parade; (2) the hushed reverence that descends on a gay bar when the video of Madonna’s “Vogue” comes on.
October 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Two gay cultural phenomena that never cease to slay me: (1) the unspeakable beauty of Dykes on Bikes leading a pride parade; (2) the hushed reverence that descends on a gay bar when the video of Madonna’s “Vogue” comes on.
Reposted by Stephen Raher
Hard to believe Kavanaugh's initial justification for the Kavanaugh Stop was made in good faith. Surely he knew he was describing a world that doesn't exist.
But it's truly infuriating to know he will suffer ZERO consequences, and SCOTUS admit ZERO error, despite such CLEAR evidence of mistake.
But it's truly infuriating to know he will suffer ZERO consequences, and SCOTUS admit ZERO error, despite such CLEAR evidence of mistake.
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Hard to believe Kavanaugh's initial justification for the Kavanaugh Stop was made in good faith. Surely he knew he was describing a world that doesn't exist.
But it's truly infuriating to know he will suffer ZERO consequences, and SCOTUS admit ZERO error, despite such CLEAR evidence of mistake.
But it's truly infuriating to know he will suffer ZERO consequences, and SCOTUS admit ZERO error, despite such CLEAR evidence of mistake.
"Regardless of whether people have any connection to the city, they should recognize the danger of a federal government that’s willing to unleash the 'full force' of the military in a peaceful city whose politics differ from the president’s."
Editorial: Hello, world. An open letter from ‘war-ravaged’ Portland
Despite President Donald Trump's grim characterizations, the protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building don't remotely match what's happening, the editorial board writes. While ...
www.oregonlive.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"Regardless of whether people have any connection to the city, they should recognize the danger of a federal government that’s willing to unleash the 'full force' of the military in a peaceful city whose politics differ from the president’s."
Same here
For as long as I can remember, I anxiously awaited the first Monday in October, as the highest court in the land would take on significant issues of the day. With sober reverence for the responsibility and the lives they knew were affected.
And this year, I await it with dread.
And this year, I await it with dread.
October 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Same here
"[T]he President is certainly entitled “a great level of deference”... But “a great level of deference” is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground.... The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts."
storage.courtlistener.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
"[T]he President is certainly entitled “a great level of deference”... But “a great level of deference” is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground.... The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts."
“The Government sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to the check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where people are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work in jobs such as landscaping, construction, agriculture, or car washes…” -Justice Kavanaugh
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
abc7chicago.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“The Government sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to the check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where people are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work in jobs such as landscaping, construction, agriculture, or car washes…” -Justice Kavanaugh
Pro tip: if you want to effectively use a particular position as a negotiating tactic, do not publicly call it a “negotiating tactic.”
Trump’s blast toward Russia is a ‘negotiating tactic,’ White House says
The president’s escalation in rhetoric is a marker of Trump’s frustration toward Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a senior White House official.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Pro tip: if you want to effectively use a particular position as a negotiating tactic, do not publicly call it a “negotiating tactic.”
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Absolutely unhinged
Here is a member of Congress openly calling for censorship in memory of "free speech champion" Charlie Kirk.
September 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Absolutely unhinged
Hey @ericdsnider.bsky.social, is there a special method of prayer in Utah that the rest of us need to learn about? Because this doesn’t seem like a good prayer.
September 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Hey @ericdsnider.bsky.social, is there a special method of prayer in Utah that the rest of us need to learn about? Because this doesn’t seem like a good prayer.
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Reposted by Stephen Raher
“The government sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where people are hired for day jobs such as construction, landscaping, agriculture or car washes…and who do not speak much if any English.”
-Justice Kavanaugh
-Justice Kavanaugh
One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
September 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“The government sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where people are hired for day jobs such as construction, landscaping, agriculture or car washes…and who do not speak much if any English.”
-Justice Kavanaugh
-Justice Kavanaugh
The Court has obviously been issuing problematic opinions for its entire existence, but it’s remarkable how quickly its fundamental legitimacy has evaporated in the last ~10 years.
"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
September 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Court has obviously been issuing problematic opinions for its entire existence, but it’s remarkable how quickly its fundamental legitimacy has evaporated in the last ~10 years.
C’mon now. This is a prank by Berkeley Breathed, right?
Oliver North weds Fawn Hall, his secretary during Iran-contra scandal
Oliver North and Fawn Hall, two figures in the 1980s controversy, tied the knot last month, according to a Virginia marriage license.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
C’mon now. This is a prank by Berkeley Breathed, right?
This is what a shithole country looks like
Border Patrol arrested firefighters as they were battling a wildfire
Veteran firefighters worried a DHS raid on the Bear Gulch fire in Washington could make it more difficult to find contractor crews.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This is what a shithole country looks like
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Reposted by Stephen Raher
Hard to take seriously the red-white-and-blue rhetoric of freedom on a 4th of July where the US president has cut off aid to a democracy fighting for its independence against ferocious attack by a foreign tyrant.
July 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Hard to take seriously the red-white-and-blue rhetoric of freedom on a 4th of July where the US president has cut off aid to a democracy fighting for its independence against ferocious attack by a foreign tyrant.
Indeed. ICE detention has always been a human rights nightmare. Now it will continue as such, on a much larger scale and with the explicit blessing of the President.
The same conservatives who, just a few years ago, were conspiracy-mongering about "FEMA camps" where the federal government would "disappear" people, now support MAGA camps where the federal government is disappearing people.
July 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Indeed. ICE detention has always been a human rights nightmare. Now it will continue as such, on a much larger scale and with the explicit blessing of the President.